| Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo | |
|---|---|
| Format | Indian soap opera |
| Created by | Swastik Pictures |
| Written by | Kamlesh Kunti Singh, Virendra Shawhney, Mrinal Jha, Shanti Bhushan, Anshuman Sinha & Sonali Jaffar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 429 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Panchgani, Maharashtra |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Zee TV |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9 |
| Original run | March 16, 2009 – February 18, 2011 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo (Hindi: अगले जनम मोहे बिटिया ही कीजो; English: Make Me a Daughter in My Next Birth) is an Indian television series based on the story of an impoverished young girl who has to support her family.[1] Kamlesh Kunti Singh and Rupali Guha, two exceptionally creative personalities, have the honor of conceiving the series with the backdrop of Bihar for the first time on Indian Television. The series premiered on March 16, 2009, and airs every Monday - Friday at 7:30 pm IST on Zee TV.[2] The series was supposed to be produced by Film Farm Pvt. Ltd. and was called "Gauna" till the veteran writer Kamlesh Kunti Singh rechristened it as "Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo". The series replaced the long-running soap opera Kasamh Se of Zee TV, which was produced by Balaji Telefilms. The show was eventually produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary of Swastik Pictures, and won the Parivaar Award in 2010. The show will end second week of February 2011 with Choti Bahu Season 2 taking over the time slot.
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A very poor teen girl called Laali lives in a small village in the Indian state of Bihar with her parents, two younger sisters, and a brother. They belong to the Mushaihar caste. They go through many trials and tribulations. Laali and her father have to support the family with little or no money. She was married as a child, but had not yet had her gauna (ceremony associated with consummation of marriage) done, in which a girl goes to live with her husband's family, when Balli, goes around her village, offering money in return for poor girls. He tries to buy Laali and eventually succeeds. He sells her to a rich zamindar, Thakur Loha Singh, who wants her to provide his family a male heir. Laali's parents lie to her that she was having her gauna. Loha Singh actually intends to give Laali to a businessman in exchange for a business deal, which Ranvijay, his elder son, prevents from taking place. Thus Laali is instead kept by Loha Singh, who orders Shekhar, his younger son to have a son of Laali. At first Shekhar dislikes her, but after a few days, starts to respect her and have feelings for her. Shekhar tells Laali that the ganesiya she is looking for will never come. From the beginning Laali likes Shekhar, but feels sad for Siddeshwari, Shekhar's wife. Shekhar also tells Laali that Siddeshwari wants them to be close to each other for the sake of having an heir. At that same time Shekhar, encouraged by his mother, Sumitra or Kaushalya, fights his father's ill-treatment of not only Laali, whom he sometimes keeps tied in the cowshed, but also of poor villagers, especially of women.
In the meantime, Loha Singh decides to relegate Siddheswari to the outhouse where Laali is kept, and gives Laali, Siddheswari's chamber to live in. This move is opposed by all the members of the family, including his wife Sumitra, Ranvijay's wife, Nandini or Buxarwalli, and Shekhar. Shekhar is enraged at this insult of his wife, and plans the theft of jewels on the body of Lord Shiva or Shivji in the mansion's puja room to raise the money to take Siddheswari away from his father's house, which he finds oppressive. He manages to take her out of the house, but fails to take the jewels which fall on the ground outside the house. Laali, in order to save Shekhar, takes the blame for the theft. Siddheswari is dismayed by Shekhar's decision to run away with no money in his pocket, and forces him to return home, where he finds his brother trying to mutilate Laali's fingers on charges of the theft against his mother's instructions. All this happens when Loha Singh is away on a thirthayatra.
In the meantime, Loha Singh and Sumitra Devi's daughter, Ratna arrives with her aunt or bua, to her parental home for a vacation. Ratna takes an instant dislike for Laali, sensing her control over her brother, Shekhar, to whom she is extremely close. She wants to join a college for higher studies, but is prevented from doing so, by her aunt and father, who starts looking for a groom for her. He soon finds one - the son of a state level minister, who is, however, a criminal but is an old friend of Shekhar's. At first Ratna, attracted by his parents' wealth and prestige, wants to marry him, but on the day of the wedding realises the mistake she had made. A fight ensues in which Mukul, to whom Ratna is engaged, brandishes a knife at Ratna. Her mother, Sumitra, by mistake shoots both Mukul and Ratna, killing both of them, but Laali, who is witness to the scene, once again takes the blame for the murder, and is arrested. Shekhar at first believes the charges brought against her, but later realises that she had taken the blame to save his mother. She is jailed and is presumed dead in a car accident. Eventually, Shekhar saves her , but continues to dislike her, hurt by her complicity in his sister's death.
Then, Sumitra disappears, having been kidnapped by Gangiya, the household maid, who is also Loha Singh's mistress, Siddeshwari, and Ranvijay because she had heard them talking about Siddheswari giving a gun to Ratna. One day at a mandir, Nandini is shocked to see Laali; she tells Laali about Sumitra and takes her to her in-law's mansion as a servant. Laali attempts to find Sumitra. Gangiya, Siddeshwari, and Ranvijay go in to kill Sumitra, who is now hidden in a storeroom, but find that she has left. Laali then shows herself to Shekhar, who is shocked and tries to throw her out. She swears by her unborn child that she is only here to find Sumitra. Shekhar is shocked to know that Laali is pregnant, and decides to help her by forcing Siddeshwari out of the house.
Soon Laali has her son. Ranvijay and Gangiya plan to kill the baby but fail. Laali wants to breastfeed her son, but Loha Singh refuses to allow that. In anger Laali threatens Loha Singh with a knife, to which he responds by threatening her with a gun; the situation is resolved when Loha Singh eventually gives his permission. Shekhar then invites Laali's family to live in the mansion because of a misunderstanding regarding the death of Laali's sister Rekha's husband. Rekha then meets Shekhar's cousin, Madhur, who falls in love with her, and they plan to marry. In the meantime, Gangiya plots to burn down the mansion and succeeds. She escapes while everyone else tries to get out. Laali and Loha Singh both know that Gangiya is responsible for the setting the house on fire. They find her and threaten her with a gun, but she throws chili powder in Loha's eyes and blinds him temporarily. Shekhar seeing Loha Singh with the gun in his hands wrongly thinks that he means to shoot Laali. So he tries to shoot his father, but accidentally shoots Laali. Laali falls down a cliff and is presumed dead. But she is actually alive. The next day, a funeral is held for Nandini, Siddhi, the younger of her twin daughters, and Laali.
Loha Singh now wants to become the Sarpanch of the village, for which he lobbies the MLA of the constituency into which his village falls. The MLA is first skeptical of him, but Loha Singh promises mucle power to the MLA, who comes to his house for dinner and demands either Laali and Jamuni in return for the post of Sarpanch. The girls go into hiding and Loha Singh sends out Ranvijay to find them. Laali hides Jamuni inside the mansion. Loha Singh forces Gangiya to tell him where Laali is. She confesses and Sumitra attempts to stop Loha from getting her. Loha slaps Sumitra, who had strayed into her husband's den of criminals, and supposedly kills her. Actually, she isn't killed, kept alive by Gangiya, and continues to harass him as a ghost, even as he campaigns for the Sarpanchship. She even influences a local policeman to help Laali and Shekhar file Laali's candidacy for the post of Sarpanch. Eventually, Sumitra comes out of her hiding, forcing her husband to confess to all his crimes. He is sent to jail by the present Sarpanch, an elderly man of the village, and Laali is elected as the Sarpanch unopposed. Loha however is now helped by the MLA who brings him out of jail, and asks him to deal with Laali. He returns to his home and instigates the villagers against her, causing a rift between Laali and her sister Rekha. But the rift does not last long since Siddheswari's sister, Surabhi Singh, the only surviving member of her family, which had been burnt in a fire, comes to Loha Singh's house in the guise of a doctor and conspires to set the house on fire once again. The house is set on fire, killing Surabhi, and no one else. Suman who had been behaving oddly with Laali comes to her senses, and agrees to return to her father's home, leaving Madhur to marry Rekha finally.
In the middle of all this Laali again gets pregnant. A dance party comes to their house to celebrate the occasion. In that dance party is Riddhi, Ranvijay's long-lost elder daughter, who was removed from the mansion when Ranvijay and Jamuni took it over. At first, Loha Singh and Ranvijay, not knowing who she is, try to shoo her away with some money. But she refuses to go. Laali finds out about her from an orphanage where she had been staying in earlier and rescues her with the help of Shekhar from a local goon called Kallu Bajrangi. In the ensuing fight Loha Singh, who had earlier shown her the door even after knowing who she was, is finally overcome by emotion and shoots Kallu Bajrangi, who had in a show of power burnt down Loha's anaj.
The show finally ends with Laali and Shekar and their two children sitting in front of a tree with "Shekhar-Laali" curved into its bark! =429 episodes
Loha Singh is the husband of Sumitra, father of Shekhar, Ranvijay, and Ratna and the Lord (Thakur) of the mansion. He is the local strongman.
Sumitra Devi is the mother of Shekhar, Ranvijay, and Ratna. She is protective of Shekhar, and though she cares for Laali, she sometimes has to turn against her.
Ranvijay is the elder son of Loha Singh and Sumitra Devi and the older brother of Shekhar and Ratna. He is scheming, untrustworthy and devious minded. He is also a drunk. He is also criminalised.
Nandini Singh, also known as "Barki Dulhan", is Ranvijay's wife. She herself comes from a thakur family, but is dominated and illtreated by her husband. She has twin daughters, Riddhi and Siddhi. Eventually, she commits suicide, along with Siddi, in a fire that also destroy's her in-laws home, but leaves Riddhi behind with Laali.
Shekhar is the youngest son of Loha Singh and Sumitra Devi. He is hard-working, loves to read books and is fond of poetry. He ran away with Laali to save her life. He has a son of Laali, called Madhav, the sole heir to his grandfather's property. He also has a daughter at the end of the serial.
Siddeshwari Singh, also known as "Chutki Dulhan", is Shekhar's first wife. She is excessively fond of wealth and jewellery and feels no findness for her husband. She too committed suicide in a fire that killed her entire family, apart from a sister, who was studying to be a doctor. She started to haunt Lali's body through her sister Surabhi Singh.
An innocent young girl who is sold off by her parents due to lack of money. She is now married to Shekhar, and gave birth to a son, Madhav. She was accidentally shot by Shekhar, who was trying to shoot his father. After Shekhar accidentally shoots her, she is presumed dead, but is actually alive. Seven years later, she is alive but has no memory of the past. She becomes the Sarpanch after Loha Singh is sent to jail.
The youngest child and only daughter of Loha Singh and Sumitra, and the sister of Shekhar and Ranvijay. She is whimsical and excessively attached to her family's status in the village as well as wealth. She is also neurotic. She was accidentally killed by her mother, Sumitra.
Shekhar and Ranvijay's first cousin, and the son of Loha Singh's elder sister. He is value oriented and egalitarian. He falls in love with Rekha and wants to marry her, which he eventually does.
Suman is Laali's adopted daughter, but hates Laali and does not consider Laali her mother. This is because she believes that Laali deceived her and her family by not telling Suman her identity or that she was married to Shekhar and had a son with him. Suman is now Madhur's wife. She hates Rekha because she believes that Rekha wants to steal Madhur from her, even though Madhur still loves Rekha and not Suman. Suman is trying to destroy Laali and her loved ones because she still thinks that Laali deceived them by joining hands with Ranvijay and Loha Singh.
Laali's sister who was sold by Nanku. Rekha was about to marry Madhur, but was unable to due to a house fire. She married Ranvijay, but became Madhur's lover; however, he had to marry Suman, Laali's daughter. During a house fire, Madhur chose to save Rekha instead of Suman and the two married.
Laali's family consists of her father Nanku, her mother Majri, and her siblings. Nanku is loving and devoted, but sold Laali for money; Majri regretted selling Laali but was helpless at the time. Her siblings are Laabhli, the youngest; Munna, her brother; and Rekha.
Ganesiya is Laali's first husband, but they never lived together or divorced. He was scheduled to marry Rekha, but did not.
The maids of the mansion are Gangiya, the head matron, and her daughter Jamuni. Gangiya is a former mistress of Loha Singh, but he pushed her down the stairs and she now dislikes him and his family. She wanted to get revenge on the family by burning down their mansion, and threw chili powder in Loha's eyes, blinding him. She conspires with Ranvijay to use Siddeshwari, Shekhar's first wife, to attempt to kill Laali, and coerces her to plot to kill Laali's son. Jamuni is a sweet, good-natured girl who becomes Laali's companion and cares very much for her. However, she is convinced by Gangiya to burn down the mansion. She begins to have feelings for Ranvijay after a few encounters with him, and she hates Rekha because she was able to marry Ranvijay, while Jamuni could not. She wants to be loved, but most people dislike her. She asked forgiveness from Laali, and is now repenting and helping Laali with her son.
| Character | Actor/Actress | Family |
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| Laali | Ratan Rajput | Daughter of Nanku and Majri, sister of Rekha, Laabhli, and Munna, second wife of Shekhar |
| Nanku | Aditya Lakhia | Father of Laali, Rekha, Laabhli, and Munna, husband of Majri |
| Majri | Tuhina Vora/Nupur Alankar | Mother of Laali, Rekha, Laabhli, and Munna, wife of Nanku |
| Rekha | Deepika Samson | Sister of Laali, wife of Lalan and later Ranvijay, fiancée of Madhur |
| Shekhar | Abhishek Rawat | Husband of Siddheshwari and Laali, brother of Ranvijay, son of Loha Singh and Sumitra |
| Suman | Ankita Sharma | Daughter of Laali |
| Ratna | Ankita Sharma | Daughter of Loha Singh and Sumitra, sister of Shekhar and Ranvijay. Deceased |
| Ranvijay | Sachal Tyagi | Brother of Shekhar and Ratna, husband of Nandini Singh, son of Loha Singh and Sumitra |
| Sumitra | Rupa Ganguly | Wife of Loha Singh, mother of Shekhar, Ranvijay and Ratna. Deceased |
| Loha Singh | Sudesh Berry | Husband of Sumitra, father of Shekhar and Ranvijay, Thakur of the mansion |
| Siddheshwari | Sukirti Kandpal | First wife of Shekhar |
| Gangiya | Sushmita Mukherjee | Mother of Jamuni, head matron of the mansion |
| Jamuni | Nidhi Tiwari | Daughter of Gangiya, works at the mansion |
| Ganesiya | Karan Mehra | Laali's first husband, scheduled to marry Rekha but did not |
| Madhur | Mukul Harish | Shekhar and Ranvijay's first cousin, and the son of Loha Singh's elder sister. He is value oriented and egalitarian. He falls in love with Rekha and wants to marry her, which he eventually does. |
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